Ignacio

eeg-NAH-see-o
Spanish
"fiery"

Ignacio Origin and Meaning

The name Ignacio is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "fiery".

Ignacio, like Horacio, makes its gray-bearded English equivalent name sound positively dashing. While the Ig- beginning summons up such associations as ignoble and ignorant, the era for Ignacio and Ignatius and Iggy may be nigh.

# 879 in the US

Ignacio Rank in US Top 1000

# 834 on Nameberry

Ignacio Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ignacio Popularity

Famous People Named Ignacio

  • Ignacio Allende
    Spanish Army captain in Mexico
  • Ignacio Scocco
    Argentinian footballer
  • Ignacio Camacho
    Spanish footballer
  • Ignacio "Nacho" Figueras
    Argentinian polo player
  • Ignacio Peña
    Puerto Rican musician
  • Ignacio Hernando de Larramendi y Montiano
    Spanish businessman
  • Ignacio Pío Juan Hidalgo de Cisneros
    Spanish Civil War commander
  • Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate
    Spanish folklorist
  • Ignacio López Tarso
    Mexican actor
  • Ignacio Martín
    Baró, Spanish Jesuit scholar

Ignacio in Pop Culture

  • Brother Ignacio
    character in "Nacho Libre" played by Jack Black
  • Ignacio Alonzo Julio Federico de Tito
    "Tito," Chihuahua in Disney movie "Oliver & Company"
  • Ignacio Perez
    Main character in 2004 movie "Bad Education" directed by Pedro Almodóvar